Nurses' perceptions of the ethical climate existing in educational and medical centers

Abstract

Background and Purpose: Organizational ethical climate (EC) refers to the shared perceptions of the ethical issues and the way of practicing these issues in the organization. Ethical values play an important role in the nurses' behavior; moreover, the performance of the nurses may be affected by the EC of the nursing sectors. Regarding this, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the nurses' perceptions of the EC in the training and medical centers of Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran, in 2016.